Conwy Brewery – Celebration Ale
Thanks to Lightroom I managed to get something from the photo. Last time I was in North Wales this was one of the breweries I missed. It already seems to have a good reputation in the area especially on tap. This is a bottled condition ale with plenty of yeast sediment at the bottom of...
Br. van Steenberge – Piraat Ale
Piraat Ale marks the first Belgian beer added to this site. Whilst certainly not the first Belgian beer that I’ve sampled, thus far I’ve been resisting the temptation to write about one.
Dogfish Head – Midas Touch
Preamble:One of the great things I am finding about the beer scene in the US is that a lot of the craft breweries find time to experiment with beers, they don’t just turn out standard beers that are, somehow, meant to be an alternative to the mass produced ‘lite’ beers. They develop and innovate beers...
Harviestoun – Old Engine Oil
The Ola Dubh has been looking at me every time I go into the beer shop; at $12 a bottle and an attractive presentation box to come with it it is impressive, and one would hope that the taste is equally impressive. Given the fact that I’ve not actually brought myself to part with the...
Rogue – Dead Guy Ale
How can you pass up such a beer; the name and label itself captures the attention. One of the aspects of US beers that has caught my attention is the use of creative and colourful images on the labels; this might, at first, appear to be nothing more than branding (which I guess it is),...
Goose Island – Harvest Ale
From what I can see, Goose Island seems to be a rather enthusiastic brewer, and widely available in the Chicago area and even beyond. Producing a solid range of year round beers they also produce seasonal beers as well as craft beers. From anecdotal evidence Goose Island is somewhat popular in the Chicagoland area; it...
